Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-09
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special telegram 10 the DispaichI
EALEIGH, y. C., March 81. Melvin
P,ouglton was to-day appointed clerk
~. the Bureau of Labor.
News was received here to-day Of the
death Of Isaac L. Wilson, the veteran
dIk Of the Superior Court of Jones
county.
Minister Thomas J. Jarvis arrived at
Ncvhcrnc last night. and will spend
week there. He receives much atten-
ton.
Mr. Richard Battle, wife of wide
Unknown newspaper correspondent,
dIcd last night at her home, at Wake
Forest. She was the daughter of Rev.
Dr. James Daniel. of Fayetteville.
Tie Legislature has established by
General act system of savings banks
,1r the entire State. Their manage
mont is intmstcd TO nine trustees, and
the profits are to be divided among the
depositors. There is no capital stock
tlat,orb part of the profits, all profits
leiug distributed on mutual plan to
iLc dcpositors.
THE STATE WEATHER SERVICE.
There is great disappointment and
u-rot at the stoppage OF this service,
jaI-icuiarly at so important n season
When frost and cOld-Waye warnings are
Of such extreme value. The official
Information is that the service cannot
b.. resumed before July LIST. but there
.rr hopes that matters will be set
.'rairht before that time. There
should be no interruption of the ser
we al all. Or. Dabney, its chief for
tleStatc, said Yesterday that at Raleigh,
for instance. the signals could be fur
m,h,d for twenty cents day until July
1s, That is the information given him
by General Greedy. The State has no
funds with which to pay for the weather
-erNlce.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
People are talking a great deal about
Size fix the miserable Legislature has left
thc State in. 1t is plainly said that in
two wears there will be a deficit OF S207,-
Gao IN the general fund. Thisis caused
iy the reduced tax levy and the amount
oi the appropriations. OF course the
deficit does not affect the interest fund,
800 outsiders and holders of bonds are
rot ri all concerned about it. 1T does
.1,d the heads Of all the State institu-
tons and the chiefs Of departments.
The penitcntiary is left in very Grip
llrd condition. and the same IS the case
., 10 the insane asylum at Raleigh.
The increase of lis accommodations 10y
f,a furn Nf1n
mueutively necessary, but the Legs
hturc. with that wisdom which passeth
understanding, cat all away and left the
.ylum with barely enough funds to
gep along on.
TEE ooyERNOEs MANSION.
Tlr Legislature LETT this building
las. AS il stands. without a cent of APP
lrDuration for It's completion. What
t5Isdouo 20 one knows. Thcpeople
I.I, speak plainly OF the matter. Some
r,.r- aeo the State lots here were sold,
mlt,c proceeds were ordered to be
devoted 10 the construction of the man
-4 The Raleigh people paid fancy
u.s for Tire lots, desiring to make
l,4eus.u fund as large rs possible
i.n years have passed and there the
lt house STANDS, four fiiths com
i,td. SO lar as can nov be seen there
D.. Loway Of compl,tingit, but perhaps
,D4,thius may yeJ be done.
AIEprI-.tN TRIBUTE.
There is 10 end Of talk about Pear
ms rt'Jmpts ia TIC House to defeat
th- election az maoi.trates, all OF which
80 -eEa,iy i..loL Ex-Governor Brog-
a,r attacked tie Democrats in his usual
N,uouous way about the matter and
tie entire system OF county govern
mont Speaker Webster said Or
loi'. informed the Chair Saturday, be-
fore be- left for home, that he was
Greatly pleased with the fairness shown
hy the Committee on Magistrates, and
tncaitcation paid to requests by Re
Iullicaus." Mr. Elihu White (RepuO-
Ican arose and slid "Mr. Speaker, l
va, ulout to say the same thing AS
Republican, / wish 10 bear like teStl-
mouy 90 the committees fairness. 80
Gij these leading Republicans and III
si.aue up old brogden IN his true
l.Lt as sower of dissension.
AEFsrI1E AND A COMPUTATION.
4 iew DAYS since Governor Scales re-
.r,,d Henry ARTS (colored), who was
under sentence b be hanged for muir
Der AZ Coldsboro'. The respite was
mll Friday. All the indications are
u.thris viii be executed that day
Horny Arts. who is under death
,.ntcncc and il confined in the Colds
toIo jail, pIetends to be insane l4asl
nqtt he made desperate attempts 70
dash ont his brains against the Wall anu
lore on all his clothing.
The Governor has commuted the sen
t,ucc OF Allison Speaks, OF lredell couh-
iy. 10 Imprisonment for life. Speaks
va. under sentence to be hanged al
Siatosyille the 18th instant. lie kiiied
man with stone several years ago
II WAS represented that he IS OF weak
mind, anddid not intend to kill the man
LOCAL OPTION, &C.
The Board of Commissioners OF wake
county today ordered an election To DC
held AT Raleigh the first Monday III
next June on the question OF liquor OF
no liquor. The petitions for an election
were very numerously signed. The 9
election is sure 10 be lively one. Inc
liquor people will make desperate
fqht for victory, while the anti-liquor
people, with the prestige OF past n NC
tory, will spare DO efforts TO win: Inc
majority against liquor at the eleciion
last year was fifty-eight. 1t should DO
borne in mind that next time the cleo
tons are for two years Instead OF one
year. This is caused by the passage OF
a law to that effect by the iatf Legissa-
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